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CANADA. Introduction -Movie. http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/165194/the-canadians-of-europe. Fast- writing exercise. What do you think of when you hear the word ”Canada”? 5 minutes Write keywords / sentences. Facts about Canada. Population: 35 mill .
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Introduction-Movie • http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/165194/the-canadians-of-europe
Fast-writingexercise • What do youthink of whenyouhear the word ”Canada”? • 5 minutes • Write keywords/sentences
Facts about Canada • Population: 35 mill. • Capital city: Ottawa (Ontario) • Land Area: 9,976,140 km2 (231,5 times biggerthan Denmark) • Official languages: English and french • Religions: Christianity (67%) - Roman Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, Lutheranetc. Other religions (8%) – Muslims, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jewish. No religiousaffiliation (24%). • Ethnicity: Canadians, English, French, Scottish, German, Italian, First Nations (Indegenous), Ukrainian, East Indian, Inuit • Provinces: Yukon, British Columbia, NorthwestTerritories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Labrador and Newfoundland
Article 1 – First impressions • In pairs – readaloud(take turns) • What is the most surprising information you get about Canada? • Vocabulary - Translate the following words Customs officials, hike (hiking), comparetively, explorers, settlements
Article 2 – Flags and other national symbols • In pairs – readaloud and writedowndifficultwords (taketurns) • Make 5 factualquestions • Exchange yourquestions with another pair • ”O Canada” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPGPAnPNa8
Article 3 – The Mounties • What is a Mountie? • How did the RCMP begin? And why? Whatwasamongtheirduties? • Why is their uniform red? • What is amongtheirdutiestoday? • Google ”mountie uniform” and describe it • Vocabulary– Translate Mounted, massacring, achievements, enforce, snowmobile